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and this country uses $10 billion a day. the problem out there is simultaneous cuts that's the sequestration about a hundred billion dollars and taxes all hitting at the same time. that's the concern economists have. and our economy has been stumbling. and we need a much moro bust growth. economists are afraid these cuts and tax increases will put us back into a recession. >> were you also one that voted or was not for that plan b? >> i was not for that plan b. we didn't identify the spending cuts. let me sort our viewers out. it's hard to understand this. if you look at our budge sxet completely do away with everything digressionary this country does, the department of defense, the department of education, commerce, energy, homeland security, transportation, fbi, national parks, everything digressionary we doshgs we still have a budget deficit. >> what would it take for you to vote? what would it need to be for you to be okay? >> i think most of us and democrats and republicans realize we have to cut the spending here and t
and this country uses $10 billion a day. the problem out there is simultaneous cuts that's the sequestration about a hundred billion dollars and taxes all hitting at the same time. that's the concern economists have. and our economy has been stumbling. and we need a much moro bust growth. economists are afraid these cuts and tax increases will put us back into a recession. >> were you also one that voted or was not for that plan b? >> i was not for that plan b. we didn't identify...
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thank you for joining us for the news at 10. i'm maureen umeh. attention-filled weekend as lawmakers try to beat the fiscal cliff clock and the redskins host the cowboys in one of the most crucial games of the season. we'll get to those stories in a moment. first, it was not quite the winter wonderland many of us hoped for. for a few hours, many of us saw the snow make an appearance today and now that most has turned to slush, forecasters are worried that near-freezeing temperatures could make for a dangerous situation on the road. tucker barnes has more. >> reporter: could be a couple of icy spots out there late, particularly north and west and we got the snow during the day anywhere between a trace and maybe two inches, if you have to the west of the city. let's go to the maps then, again, the system new winding down. you can see the last of it. there you go. pushing up now north and east of new york city. and still some leftover snow into connecticut and to boston and providence and they're getting leftovers. for us, the cloud cover and some c
thank you for joining us for the news at 10. i'm maureen umeh. attention-filled weekend as lawmakers try to beat the fiscal cliff clock and the redskins host the cowboys in one of the most crucial games of the season. we'll get to those stories in a moment. first, it was not quite the winter wonderland many of us hoped for. for a few hours, many of us saw the snow make an appearance today and now that most has turned to slush, forecasters are worried that near-freezeing temperatures could make...
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>>> good evening, thanks for joining us tonight. i'm maureen umeh. one of the top stories tonight, the winter weather we saw earlier today. this is what it looked like earlier. big, wet flakes falling and some rain. the winter weather advisory for us, our area, that ended and that doesn't mean all is clear just yet. the roads, they could get slick with temperatures dropping. we're going talk more about that in a few minutes. but first, with less than two days to go until we hit the so- called fiscal cliff, president obama's sum -- president obama summoned the house and summit leaders from both parties for a meeting on friday. if they can't reach a deal, taxes go up on all of us. plus, don't forget the impact on your 401k. audrey barns joins us with the latest. >> reporter: everyone involved in a meeting between republican and democratic leaders described it as productive, yet it didn't produce an agreement and there are two days left to get it done to avoid automatic tax hikes and across-the-board spending cuts. lawmakers involved in the white house
>>> good evening, thanks for joining us tonight. i'm maureen umeh. one of the top stories tonight, the winter weather we saw earlier today. this is what it looked like earlier. big, wet flakes falling and some rain. the winter weather advisory for us, our area, that ended and that doesn't mean all is clear just yet. the roads, they could get slick with temperatures dropping. we're going talk more about that in a few minutes. but first, with less than two days to go until we hit the so-...
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look, for us this is not a big storm. it's going to become a fairly substantial storm once it gets offshore tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. it's going to bring a lot of snow to new england specifically, the coastal areas there really going to get hammered tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. our snow will arrive before sun rise. it starts coming overnight tonight. it is trending now. the new stuff is suggesting maybe a little less snow for d.c., looks like it may get a little more mix with rain by late morning tomorrow morning, early in the afternoon before it shuts off. most of the accumulation which is typical will be north and west. all precipitation will taper off by late in the day, fairly fast moving storm. we'll give you the specifics in the forecast for the new year and beyond coming up. >> thank you very much. >>> the snowflakes have not started falling yet, but leaders in d.c. say you should be ready when they do. snowplows will start treating streets and bridges at 4 a.m. officials have some tips if you're
look, for us this is not a big storm. it's going to become a fairly substantial storm once it gets offshore tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. it's going to bring a lot of snow to new england specifically, the coastal areas there really going to get hammered tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. our snow will arrive before sun rise. it starts coming overnight tonight. it is trending now. the new stuff is suggesting maybe a little less snow for d.c., looks like it may get a little more mix with...
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we still use that? just sayin' should be a little higher on the list. >> yeah, whatever. >> you know. >>> still ahead, the fiscal cliff count down. we're going to sit with a "washington post" congressional reporter with a look at the likelihood lawmakers will reach a deal before the time runs out. >> that will be at the top of the list next year, fiscal cliff. plus, getting ready to ring in 2012. what's new in times square and what some scientists say could be the best way to take the edge off of a new year hangover. >> another one to add to the list, kick the can down the road. i'm tired of that one. another chance of snow. doesn't look like it now. a beautiful look outside as the sun is getting ready to come up. tucker will tell us when the snow is coming in. ♪ hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! bu
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our political analyst is here with us. mark, the council voted to reduce speed camera fines and hire more cops. sounds good but now the mayor may have a problem paying for the cops. >> reporter: that's right. the mayor is conscious of the budget and very conscious of protecting the financial status of the city. he also doesn't want to pay for extended library hours that jack evans the council member got to open libraries on sunday and also to extend hours on the weekdays. that's the fiscal pack and forth that goes on between the legislative body and executive. >> with regard to the cops could be a surplus issue. more on that to come i'm sure. so let's talk in broad terms now, mark. what did the council do right this year? >> reporter: well, they take credit for reforming the taxi cab system that some people like. it's been instituted. living social, the large company that was doing very well. not doing so well recently they gave tax breaks. i talked to council member in ward 3 that said they made real advances in terms of
our political analyst is here with us. mark, the council voted to reduce speed camera fines and hire more cops. sounds good but now the mayor may have a problem paying for the cops. >> reporter: that's right. the mayor is conscious of the budget and very conscious of protecting the financial status of the city. he also doesn't want to pay for extended library hours that jack evans the council member got to open libraries on sunday and also to extend hours on the weekdays. that's the...
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stay with us. y >>> for more than 20 years one local organization has used job training, healthy food distribution and small business partnerships to change lives. and as their work continues, we're learning about what we can do to help. holly morris has more from the dc central kitchen in northwest. >> reporter: good morning. it's one of those things where we've been to dc central kitchen a million times. they do wonderful work and make a difference. in order for them to do that work, they need continual help. during this season of giving when you are thinking how can i help? dc central kitchen would like you to think of them. michael is the ceo and he joins me. >> good morning. good to see you. >> good to be here. give us a status how dc central kitchen is doing. >> it will be be 24 years in january. big one. we continue to grow. we're doing about 5,000 meals every single day out of this kitchen. but some of the really interesting stuff we're getting into now is soc
stay with us. y >>> for more than 20 years one local organization has used job training, healthy food distribution and small business partnerships to change lives. and as their work continues, we're learning about what we can do to help. holly morris has more from the dc central kitchen in northwest. >> reporter: good morning. it's one of those things where we've been to dc central kitchen a million times. they do wonderful work and make a...
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stay with us. we'll be right back. ight back. >> second lieutenant baneck from springfield, virginia. i just want to say happy holidays to my parents back home. i love you, miss you and i'll see you again next year. ó >>> welcome back, everybody. a server at a northern virginia restaurant working on her college degree got quite a surprise. >> fox 5's beth parker tells us how a little holiday cheer is helping out this holiday season. season. >> reporter: they came, they ate, they tip bombed. what is a tip bomb? it is a surprisingly huge tip for a waiter or waitress. >> i was shocked. >> reporter: and he wasn't even the recipient. lonnie is the head coach here at glory days restaurant and sports bar on nutley street in fairfax. he will be the first to tell that you servers earn their money. >> they work very hard on their feet 10, 11, 1 hours a day. >> reporter: watch some third joe taken during lunch this friday. >> unknown to us. they didn't tell anybody. they didn't talk to anybody. they went above and beyond a
stay with us. we'll be right back. ight back. >> second lieutenant baneck from springfield, virginia. i just want to say happy holidays to my parents back home. i love you, miss you and i'll see you again next year. ó >>> welcome back, everybody. a server at a northern virginia restaurant working on her college degree got quite a surprise. >> fox 5's beth parker tells us how a little holiday cheer is helping out this holiday season. season. >> reporter: they...
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thanks for joining us. what are you hearing? do you think we'll have a deal before the end of the year? >> well, there are report that the president has raised that number from 250,000 to 400,000 what you have is the sort of parameters of the deal where they maybe split the difference. boehner is now for the first time specifically at a number raising the rate to 39.6 for a million. maybe he'll come down to 700,000 or 600,000 then both sides can save face. also i remember jim moran waiting and talking to him. he seems to be amenable to changing the formula for social security payments. the only other sticking point, well, there are many, but another major sticking point is raising the age of medicare eligibility for future retirees, but the president might have some problems with leader pelosi on that matter, but the whole mood seems to be a lot different and if i could say this, shawn, it also seems that the terrible horrible tragedy in connecticut maybe has affected the tenor where they said look, why don't we do something con
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this is special to us. and we did want to talk about as we stand here beneath the tree for this year how it all got started way back when in 1923. >> started as a community event 90 years ago with president coolage. and here we are 90 years later and lighting trees this morning as well. >> we have a picture of that first tree. because 90 years later, the lights and theme is supposed to be reminiscent of that first one. >> it is. what shows what's happened, we've been down here through times of peace and war. why the tree looks the same, this year is the most energy efficient tree. the theme remains the same but the technology improves things. encourage viewers to come down and see not only the national tree but the state and territorial trees. >> let's talk about a couple others. we have a picture of the 1978 tree. >>> the 1978 tree served our country well. it was here for 32 years. that's the other thing is this is a live living tree. it's planted here, it grows here. and the 78 tree was here for 32. the t
this is special to us. and we did want to talk about as we stand here beneath the tree for this year how it all got started way back when in 1923. >> started as a community event 90 years ago with president coolage. and here we are 90 years later and lighting trees this morning as well. >> we have a picture of that first tree. because 90 years later, the lights and theme is supposed to be reminiscent of that first one. >> it is. what shows what's happened, we've been down here...
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this will be with us throughout our morning commute. let's start planning ahead of what we can do to make the commute a little easier for you. typically, it is already slow from 95 headed through silver spring. not going to take long for all of this to become one continuous delay. here is the truck overturned on its side. as you can see, right lane remains closed on the beltway as you continue around towards old georgetown road and making your way to the american legion bridge. your options at this time, the icc, that is open for you. also randolph road north of the beltway and 410, the east-west highway south of 495, all viable workarounds for you. northbound 39 5, the early morning incident off the road to the shoulder. traffic it is heavy traveling up towards seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. >> thank you. >>> a scary find inside a fairfax county school after a gun is found inside a student's locker. >> the school insists that no students were ever in danger. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live at ro
this will be with us throughout our morning commute. let's start planning ahead of what we can do to make the commute a little easier for you. typically, it is already slow from 95 headed through silver spring. not going to take long for all of this to become one continuous delay. here is the truck overturned on its side. as you can see, right lane remains closed on the beltway as you continue around towards old georgetown road and making your way to the american legion bridge. your options at...
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need it, it saves us time and therefore the money is worth it. >> do you ever use it? >> i use it a couple of times. >> we use it a couple of times going up to baltimore. >> reporter: most days, the traffic is light to moderate. phil andrews, who has never been a fan of the icc, believes the tolls on the highway are way too high and the tolls should be cut dpraftically in order to draw more traffic op to the six-lane roadway. >> cut tolls in half because $4 a day each way is just too much. you make the highway a much more useful road not only for the people on it but for the roads that the cars come off of. >> reporter: the maryland transportation authority says daily traffic on the icc is growing at the rate of 3% per month. and first year revenues came in a million dollars higher than the authority's projection. the authorities also said the toll roadway's purpose is to provide relatively congestion free travel with reliable travel times. the mtsed a it will respond directly to the councilman's proposal to cut icc tolls in half. reading between the lines of the state
need it, it saves us time and therefore the money is worth it. >> do you ever use it? >> i use it a couple of times. >> we use it a couple of times going up to baltimore. >> reporter: most days, the traffic is light to moderate. phil andrews, who has never been a fan of the icc, believes the tolls on the highway are way too high and the tolls should be cut dpraftically in order to draw more traffic op to the six-lane roadway. >> cut tolls in half because $4 a day...
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the gas is being mixed in bombs for potential use. as ainsley earhart reports, the united states is promising consequences for the gas is excused against the syrian people. >> reporter: it appears there has been an alarming escalation in the syrian civil war, the country's government preparing nerve gas bombs and awaiting the orders from president assad to use them. u.s. officials relying on surveillance said there was no evidence that this had begun. >> we have sent an up mistakeable message that this would cross a red line and those responsible would be held to account. >> reporter: a senior u.s. official telling fox the gas bombs must be used within 60 days in order to be viable inform deployed. the gas could till thousands instantly. some 40,000 syrians have already lost that you are lives in the 21 month long civil war. >> the world is watching. if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences. >> reporter: there is no indication u.s. troops would cross into syrian territory but the pentagon sayin
the gas is being mixed in bombs for potential use. as ainsley earhart reports, the united states is promising consequences for the gas is excused against the syrian people. >> reporter: it appears there has been an alarming escalation in the syrian civil war, the country's government preparing nerve gas bombs and awaiting the orders from president assad to use them. u.s. officials relying on surveillance said there was no evidence that this had begun. >> we have sent an up...
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for us. so it is what it is. it was fun to be there and i'm glad they won. >>> coming up the terps try to match their longest winning streak in five years. that's next. [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets, your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples. that's a given. you need safeway sugar for just $1.97. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another -- only $2.99 for land o'lakes butter. and when hands get messy, quite surely they'll say, "yum! wow! yay! what a sweeter holiday." safeway. ingredients for life. they'll say, "yum! wow! yay! because we know how much you do to make the holidays just right. from ornaments to ottomans, memories are made with ikea. >>> former nats reliever sean burnett is moving west. he spent three plus seasons with the nationals, a 2.38 e.r.a. last season but was not said to be a fit financially or termswise by the gm mike rizzo. >>> college hoops, jake la
for us. so it is what it is. it was fun to be there and i'm glad they won. >>> coming up the terps try to match their longest winning streak in five years. that's next. [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets, your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples. that's a given. you need safeway sugar for just $1.97. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another -- only $2.99 for land...
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to let us know how much cooler -- have to let us know how much -- have to let us know how much cooler it's going to get. >> last night at this hour we were still in the 60s. december has been pretty easy on us so far with a couple days in the 70s, but a reality check tomorrow as well. let's get a check on temperatures this hour. we're down to 34 degrees in hagerstown, 36 in winchester, 44 in the district, annapolis 46 degrees. we've got clear skies and dry air and we expect these temperatures to continue dropping with those suburbs going down to the 20s. what changed is the frontal boundary came through in the overnight hours and brought came showers. it's well to the south now. next up is the area of high pressure that will settle in on us during the overnight hours. in the meantime as we have the high pressure settling in, we will drop to 28 degrees at dulles and gaithersburg, 27 for frederick. you'll stay warmer along and east of 95 in the low 30s, culpeper coming in at 28 degrees. satellite conditions show the last of the lingering moisture well down in the carolinas. there is a s
to let us know how much cooler -- have to let us know how much -- have to let us know how much cooler it's going to get. >> last night at this hour we were still in the 60s. december has been pretty easy on us so far with a couple days in the 70s, but a reality check tomorrow as well. let's get a check on temperatures this hour. we're down to 34 degrees in hagerstown, 36 in winchester, 44 in the district, annapolis 46 degrees. we've got clear skies and dry air and we expect these...
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stay with us. we'll be back after the break. [ harry umlaut ] that's one creamy muller. [ sally umlaut ] it's greek-style yogurt. this greek style yogurt has style. you can say that again. why thank you. this greek style yogurt has style. okay. stop saying it now. you're sending me mixed messages. [ male announcer ] muller. the european for yummy. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. >>> some of the top stories we're following, president obama launched his three day tour of asia with a stop in bangkok. the president and prime minister held a news conference in the last hour. there will be an official dinner. the president will visit cambodia and myanmar. >>> the new express lanes on the beltway in virginia opened yesterday. if you are by yourself in the car, you'll have to pay a toll by e-zpass. if you have a carpool, you can ride for free if you have the flex e-zpass. generally a toll is between three and sixdollars. hopefully the weather is good, beca
stay with us. we'll be back after the break. [ harry umlaut ] that's one creamy muller. [ sally umlaut ] it's greek-style yogurt. this greek style yogurt has style. you can say that again. why thank you. this greek style yogurt has style. okay. stop saying it now. you're sending me mixed messages. [ male announcer ] muller. the european for yummy. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. >>> some of the top stories we're following, president...
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we're used to that at this point. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, most importantly, your weekend forecast and a sneak peek at thanksgiving day. weekend looks good. partly sunny conditions. i think we'll have clouds around sunday afternoon for that redskins game but it won't be raining. monday looks cloudy. we look ahead to thanksgiving, 57 with sunshine. right now, for traveling, things should be nice and quiet. >>> god morning. >> i see the turkey. >> yeah, it made an appearance. >> i just work with them. i'm kidding. >> i thought you were looking at wisdom there. >> i winked at wisdom and i leaned toward you. i leave our good friend sarah simmons out of that whole bit. for those traveling across the key bridge, heads up coming in out of virginia. it is the left side of the roadway that will skis by all of. this the cranes are busy doing some repatching and some roadwork and that is what is tying up the commute. coming inbound off of canal road, you have to swing wide here to make that right turn to head back ov
we're used to that at this point. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, most importantly, your weekend forecast and a sneak peek at thanksgiving day. weekend looks good. partly sunny conditions. i think we'll have clouds around sunday afternoon for that redskins game but it won't be raining. monday looks cloudy. we look ahead to thanksgiving, 57 with sunshine. right now, for traveling, things should be nice and quiet. >>> god morning. >> i see the turkey. >> yeah, it made an...
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thanks so much for joining us tonight at 10:00. here's brian now with the news edge at 11:00. >>> we begin tonight with a warning for people who crave an extra energy boost. the federal government is investigating the potential dangers of 5-hour energy and another popular drink. they're a hit among high school and college students who think they need a boost to stay awake. fox 5's bob barnard has more. >> the fda says no link has been proven, but if government investigators determine caffeinated drinks like 5-hour energy have contributed to or caused any deaths reported to the fda, it may order those popular energy shots off the market. the fda investigation comes three weeks after we told you about the death of 14-year-old anias fournier of hagerstown. she died due to caffiene toxicity according to the autopsy. her family said she drank two 24-ounce monster energy drinks 24 hours before she died and had a genetic disorder that can weaken blood vessels. her mother, wendy crossland. >> it's just something that you never want to go t
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it just passed, so give us a little chance. we got to get everything figured out here, but it's going to be beautiful. >> are you guys going to be able to accommodate all the maryland voters? >> we'll figure it out. >> i'm guessing if people are watching, they'll be happy to help out because it did pass in maryland. so there's a lot of people out there who are in support. thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you. >> and by the way, best of luck. >> thank you. >> i want to know what the price is on that open bar. >> what about the reception, guys? by the way, i'll work on the weather forecast for you. maybe the cherry blossoms will still be around, too beautiful time of year. >>> a little rain on the radar. >> very light rain, either light rain or sprinkles. there might have been a tiny bit of sleet to our south, but everybody is dry for the most part. that's part of a small disturbance that will eventually clear the clouds out of our area as it gets off the coast. it's the reason we did not have much in the way of sunshine
it just passed, so give us a little chance. we got to get everything figured out here, but it's going to be beautiful. >> are you guys going to be able to accommodate all the maryland voters? >> we'll figure it out. >> i'm guessing if people are watching, they'll be happy to help out because it did pass in maryland. so there's a lot of people out there who are in support. thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you. >> and by the way, best of luck. >> thank...
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stay with us. have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. . >>> a fox 5 health alert now. the fda investigating reports that 13 people have died or gotten sick after taking the five-hour energy drink. in a statement, the agency said it will take action if it can link the deaths to consumption of the five-hour energy drink. they caution customers to talk to doctors before consuming any energy drink. >>> the deadly meningitis outbreak was the topic of a senate hearing today. the ceo for the pharmacies testif
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stay with us. hey! hey, baby. [ starts car ] were you eating smoked sausage in here? no! no. could have gotten me one. i did. try the unmistakable flavor of dunkin' donuts' smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. it's deliciously irresistible. hurry in today. the smoked sausage breakfast sandwich is only at dunkin' donuts for a limited time. grab one today. >>> the james bond franchise keeps chugging along and the latest in the series opens today. i can't wait. >> kevin mccarthy talks with bond, james bond, also known as daniel craig. >> what looked interesting about this film, so relentless. >> yeah. >> look back over your career, what was the biggest role for you you were so relentless, you would not stop going after? >> as an actor, you can't get too emotionally involved. i've really wanted it and been disappointed when i haven't got it. but if you kind of give -- there's way too much disappointment to give everything. so i kind of, i kind of pretend not to want it. kind of move on. i wanted to play this
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let us know. >> take some pictures and get them to us. >> and some video maybe. if you have a question you want answered, all you need to do is go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. >> that sounds like your typical parade holiday music. >> let's check in with julie wright who always has christmas music going in her head. you are just happy all the time and -- oh! >> oh! >> another prop. >> it was for the parade. >> and -- >> i love both of them. >> you are always teasing me about we never go to lunch. you bring those two, we'll go to lunch. >> it just so happens i don't have anything planned today. are you free, snoopy? >> i didn't say today. >> let's get to the crew in sky fox. let's check out this drive. northbound on i-95 headed up to the franconia springfield parkway, that is where we had the accident activity. lanes are now open with the accident over on the shoulder. lanes are open but a big back upleaving the prince william parkway out of woodbridge up to the springfield interchange. our own dave rysak bringing you live pictures of the scene from
let us know. >> take some pictures and get them to us. >> and some video maybe. if you have a question you want answered, all you need to do is go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. >> that sounds like your typical parade holiday music. >> let's check in with julie wright who always has christmas music going in her head. you are just happy all the time and -- oh! >> oh! >> another prop. >> it was for the parade. >> and -- >> i love...
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you can see that our storm from yesterday is no longer with us. that is good news, off to the east of boss top this morning and dragging with it the cloud cover. up and down the eastern seaboard, much quieter weather and they can continue their clean-up in new jersey and new york. we'll do more in two minutes. back to you guys at the desk. >> thank you. >>> some tense moments on a united airlines flight from denver forced to make an emergency landing at dulles. the crew reported aan emergency when a passenger was praying in the middle of the island wouldn't sit in his seat. >>> a bridge county man is recovering after being burned in a house fire. the flames broke out about 7:30 last night at his home on glendale. -- a prince george's county man is recovering after being burned in a house fire. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> just three days after being re-eelectricity to a second term, president obama is expected to make his first comments on the so-called fiscal cliff. the president will not offer a solution to the looming issue
you can see that our storm from yesterday is no longer with us. that is good news, off to the east of boss top this morning and dragging with it the cloud cover. up and down the eastern seaboard, much quieter weather and they can continue their clean-up in new jersey and new york. we'll do more in two minutes. back to you guys at the desk. >> thank you. >>> some tense moments on a united airlines flight from denver forced to make an emergency landing at dulles. the crew reported...
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so a very nice stretch of days for us. our next shot for rain probably not until tuesday as a frontal boundary closes in. cool tomorrow, lots of sunshine as high pressure gets closer to us, the winds getting lighter. the high keeps motoring over to the coast. we get the warmer air around the backside of it out of the southwest on saturday and sunday, still keeping a good amount of that sunshine. for tonight 36 degrees, clear skies. we'll have some temperatures at or below 32 into the 20s in the suburbs. winds should lighten up to 10. tomorrow winds out of the northwest 5 to 15, so a breeze but much better than today's wind gusts, 57 degrees friday, sunny and nice, still a little below average for november. here is what we think it will be like at 8 a.m., 38 degrees, sunshine, by noon 53 and sunny and at 4:00 56 degrees. saturday 63, sunday about 67 but yes, even a few spots could get at or above 70 on sunday. so it just looks like a really terrific day. your fox 5 accuweather seven- day forecast showing you one more day in
so a very nice stretch of days for us. our next shot for rain probably not until tuesday as a frontal boundary closes in. cool tomorrow, lots of sunshine as high pressure gets closer to us, the winds getting lighter. the high keeps motoring over to the coast. we get the warmer air around the backside of it out of the southwest on saturday and sunday, still keeping a good amount of that sunshine. for tonight 36 degrees, clear skies. we'll have some temperatures at or below 32 into the 20s in the...
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we think for thousands of years, they protected us. comforted us and given us unconditional love. it's time to throw them a bone. give them recognition. and that's why we started the hero dog awards to celebrate that undying and close bond between people and animals. >> sergeant, i know you said call me chuck but i must call you sergeant. tell me about the work service dogs do. let's focus on gabe. what did he do? >> i can tell you there's so many great military working dogs out there doing great things. and gabe had 210 missions. everything from raids, searches, traffic control planes. if we found one thing, it's one less thing the enemy has to kill american forces. and gabe had 26 finds. weapons and ammunition. >> when we see working dogs and i said to you is it okay to pet him. does it do anything for the moral of soldiers or you don't get to throw that tennis ball when you are working? >> when the dog is working, he's working. when he's not working, he's a pet to the soldiers. we would take gabe over a lot of the times if the soldier got killed, then he becomes like where the
we think for thousands of years, they protected us. comforted us and given us unconditional love. it's time to throw them a bone. give them recognition. and that's why we started the hero dog awards to celebrate that undying and close bond between people and animals. >> sergeant, i know you said call me chuck but i must call you sergeant. tell me about the work service dogs do. let's focus on gabe. what did he do? >> i can tell you there's so many great military working dogs out...
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an expert joins us with a closer look. we will be right back. >>> this is fox 5 morning news. >> back now at 8:00 on fox 5 morning news. add insult to injury. a 1-2 storm punch. snow, rain and wind slams areas of new jersey and new york that are still reeling from hurricane sandy. a nasty nor'easter leaves troubles there. >> no time to bask in the glow of re-election. new challenges face president obama and congress. can they work together even before the new term begins to avoid fiscal slip? >> and a stunning heist caught on camera. jewelry thieves use motorcycles to get away. how they got in and out. sounds like somebody from a movie. good morning. i'm tony perkins. >> and i'll allison seymour. we're going to check with tucker and julie in a moment. double whammy for the victims of sandy. >> just after a week, a nor'easter blew through yesterday dumping heavy rain and wet snow all across the northeast complicating the on going clean up efforts. also plunged parts of the northeast back into darkness. 60
an expert joins us with a closer look. we will be right back. >>> this is fox 5 morning news. >> back now at 8:00 on fox 5 morning news. add insult to injury. a 1-2 storm punch. snow, rain and wind slams areas of new jersey and new york that are still reeling from hurricane sandy. a nasty nor'easter leaves troubles there. >> no time to bask in the glow of re-election. new challenges face president obama and congress. can they work together even before the...
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that sentiments was hurting us here as well. the sexers that sold the most were the financials, the banks and energy stocks. those are sectors that would have favored a romney presidency. so the obama rally became the obama sell offyesterday. and this morning, you might expect a huge rally because we had such a huge sell offin the prior session but we're up maybe 19 points right now on the dow, so small gain. >> all right. sneaking of small gains, wal- mart is trying to macsome small gains to bet people back in the stores and get them offline. tell us how it will work for black friday. >> take your thanksgiving pumpkin pie and just bring it to wal-mart because their doors are going to open at 8:00 p.m. on thanksgiving and that is when they will start to offer black friday door buster dealed. so -- deals. so starting at 8:00 and then more deals through the night. the best deals will be three items offer between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. that is the window to get the apple ipad 2 to $399 with a free $wal-mart gift card. for $148, you c
that sentiments was hurting us here as well. the sexers that sold the most were the financials, the banks and energy stocks. those are sectors that would have favored a romney presidency. so the obama rally became the obama sell offyesterday. and this morning, you might expect a huge rally because we had such a huge sell offin the prior session but we're up maybe 19 points right now on the dow, so small gain. >> all right. sneaking of small gains, wal- mart is trying to macsome small...
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better weather on the way for us. let's get to the numbers and i'll start with the cold temperatures not just here in washington but up and down the eastern seaboard. check out new york, 34 degrees, boston 34 and 20s out to the west. pittsburgh, 28 degrees this morning. binghamton, 27. plenty of cold air, big chunk of cold air across the mid- atlantic and new england. that helped with the winter weather we are seeing across the northeast. there it is, wrapping up east of new york out towards the cape and the islands out there. you can see on the back side of it, we are getting the cloud cover and a few leftover sprinkles locally. there might be a sprinkle or flurry here early. the trend will be to clear things out. we'll remain cool today. the highs only in the low 50s. there will be a bit of a breeze that will make things feel nice and chilly out there. we are headed in the right direction with sunshine. 53 your daytime high in washington. 50 at quantico. mid- to upper 40s off to the north and west. 48 at dulles. war
better weather on the way for us. let's get to the numbers and i'll start with the cold temperatures not just here in washington but up and down the eastern seaboard. check out new york, 34 degrees, boston 34 and 20s out to the west. pittsburgh, 28 degrees this morning. binghamton, 27. plenty of cold air, big chunk of cold air across the mid- atlantic and new england. that helped with the winter weather we are seeing across the northeast. there it is, wrapping up east of new york out towards...
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stay with us. we'll be back. >>> a couple of earthquakes rocked the western hemisphere a at least 48 people tied in the worst earthquake to hit guatemala in 36 years. another hundred are still missing in the rubble and the number of dead is expected to go up. quake was a powerful 7.4 and hit off the west coast of guatemala. it was also felt in mexico city and early this morning a strong 6.3 struck off canada's pacific coast but so far, no reports of dam and no tsunami warnings. >>> prince george's county police are searching for two men who robbed two others ate chillum atm. police say the men stole a semiautomatic weapon and stole the victim's wallet and car keys. surveillance cameras captured some of the robberies. these are the photos of the suspect on your screen right now. if you know the men or know anything about the robbery, bridge county police want to hear from you. >>> police in fairfax county are asking for your help in tracking down a serial fondler. each time the man
stay with us. we'll be back. >>> a couple of earthquakes rocked the western hemisphere a at least 48 people tied in the worst earthquake to hit guatemala in 36 years. another hundred are still missing in the rubble and the number of dead is expected to go up. quake was a powerful 7.4 and hit off the west coast of guatemala. it was also felt in mexico city and early this morning a strong 6.3 struck off canada's pacific coast but so far, no reports of dam and no tsunami...
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. >> thanks for joining us tonight at 10:00. here's brian now with the news edge at 11:00. >>> the past of perfecting our union moves forward. >> after a huge celebration in chicago it's back to work in washington. we're getting our first look at what president obama's second term could look like and it does not include two top cabinet members. the president is telling america how he'll work with congress for the next four years while preparing for some major staff changes. will thomas has a look ahead tonight. >> up first the president has to deal with some major money issues. to name a few, the nation's debt, tax code and automatic budget cuts. they all have to be addressed before the end of this year at the same time the psident is preparing for some of his top advisors to leave and he's beginning to shame the second half of his presidency -- shape the second half of his presidency. here's a look at some of his top promises, rolled back tax cuts for upper income people, make higher education more affordable, end subsidies for
. >> thanks for joining us tonight at 10:00. here's brian now with the news edge at 11:00. >>> the past of perfecting our union moves forward. >> after a huge celebration in chicago it's back to work in washington. we're getting our first look at what president obama's second term could look like and it does not include two top cabinet members. the president is telling america how he'll work with congress for the next four years while preparing for some major staff changes....
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thanks for joining us tonight. i'm shawn yancy. >> and i'm brian bolter. >>> we begin with the nor'easter that just brought rain to parts of our area, but up north it's getting nasty. >> that's right. we're talking about snow, strong winds in areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. let's get to sue palka in the weather center. >> let me show you what we are missing out on. the pictures behind us is d.c. united trying to get the field cleared in harrison, new jersey, where they were going to take on the new york red bulls and had to cancel that game. a lot of fans were up there. they had 2 inches of snow in that area, but it's very heavy and wet and it's still blowing and that is what we don't have to deal with tonight. let me take you to radar. we'll touch on the nor'easter in a moment. what we've had locally is sort of one of the westward bands of our nor'easter and what we have out there is mostly light, occasionally moderate rain. hey, from time to time maybe a little wet snowflake can mix in, but we're in
thanks for joining us tonight. i'm shawn yancy. >> and i'm brian bolter. >>> we begin with the nor'easter that just brought rain to parts of our area, but up north it's getting nasty. >> that's right. we're talking about snow, strong winds in areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. let's get to sue palka in the weather center. >> let me show you what we are missing out on. the pictures behind us is d.c. united trying to get the field cleared in harrison, new...
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you are staying with us. i'm interested in hearing how these senate races affected mitt romney's chances the rape and abortion comments. you'll be here later and we'll talk with you. anita mcbride. tony. >> thank you both very much. coming up at 8:00 . our coverage of all the races continues. we're also going to take a closer look at how the minority vote played a roll in the presidential election. we'll be right back. right back. hey! hey, baby. [ starts car ] were you eating smoked sausage in here? no! no. could have gotten me one. i did. try the unmistakable flavor of dunkin' donuts' smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. it's deliciously irresistible. hurry in today. the smoked sausage breakfast sandwich is only at dunkin' donuts for a limited time. grab one today. >>> this is fox 5 morning news. >> we have picked ourselves up. we having fouth our way -- fought our way back and know in our hearts for the united states of america the best is yet to come. >> it's a second chance for the nation's first african a
you are staying with us. i'm interested in hearing how these senate races affected mitt romney's chances the rape and abortion comments. you'll be here later and we'll talk with you. anita mcbride. tony. >> thank you both very much. coming up at 8:00 . our coverage of all the races continues. we're also going to take a closer look at how the minority vote played a roll in the presidential election. we'll be right back. right back. hey! hey, baby. [ starts car ] were you eating smoked...
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it will wripg us the combination of chilly air temperatures and a lot of wind. -- it will bring us the combination of chilly air temperatures and a lot of wind. light afternoon snow possible. best chance will be north and east. to be honest with you here in the district and close to the district, we could see some flake flying a little later this afternoon. be ready two it. we're in the going to be shoveling anything here later today or tonight but it is a little early for winter weather across the region. 40 right now in washington. 37 at dulles. 38 this morning in baltimore. 42 in annapolis. here is your developing storm system. this nor'easter we've been talking about for days and days it seems like. now taking shape. first thing i want to emphasize, north and east of washington, that is where the greatest impact is going to be. that is where the biggest oomph with the storm will be up into new jersey and new york. we are sort of on the western edge of it. even right now, we are on the western edge of. it as it passes to our north, some of the band of rain and eventually snow will m
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that is not what makes us rich. west most powerful military in history but that is not what makes us strong. our university, our culture, they are the envy of the world but that is not what keeps the world coming to our shores. what makes america exceptional are the bond that hold together the most diverse nation on earth. the belief that our destiny is shared, that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and the future generations so that the freedom which so many americans have fought for and died for. , in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company,y,or geico. i propose savings for everyone! and political parties that are actual parties! with cake! and presents! too bad nobody could hear me. >>> good morning. it is wednesday, november 7th, the day after the election. taking a live look at the white house. nice and quiet right now. a lot of people were celebrating out in front of this earlier this morning with the big announceme
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that will bring us a cloudy and cold day and for parts of the area, it will bring us rain and then eventually a transition to cold weather. >> snow? >> parts of the area, if you are up towards baltimore and northern maryland, they have a winter weather advisory so it is possible they could get some light accumulations. we are not going to see accumulations on the roadways around here. you might see some snowflakes flying. get ready for the possibility. you can see it starting to lift towards the washington area. it is cold, temperature back in the 30s. we are in the low 40s here in town. you are pretty much looking at the daytime highs. we'll only be in the low 40s today so bring a coat. you might want the gloves, the hat. it is a winter day. >> effect was so focused on the election, they'll step outside and be like what happened? >> more details in just a minute. >> time to toss things over to julie wright to see what is happening on the roads with the morning commute. >> i'm not sure people haven't been to bed yet or if they haven't woken up yet but there is not a lot happening out here on
that will bring us a cloudy and cold day and for parts of the area, it will bring us rain and then eventually a transition to cold weather. >> snow? >> parts of the area, if you are up towards baltimore and northern maryland, they have a winter weather advisory so it is possible they could get some light accumulations. we are not going to see accumulations on the roadways around here. you might see some snowflakes flying. get ready for the possibility. you can see it starting to...
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with us, our panel is with us, the national campaign director for the reagan-bush campaign in 1984. a fox news contributor, at the moment he doesn't have a camera on him. >> we've seen you all night. >> i'm still the fat ole man that i was. >> that's the farthermost thing from the truth on planet earth. maryanne is with us, a former adviser to senator john kerry. stoddard, associate editor and columnist for a major newspaper. there are big picture thoughts to come in the future. right now what we're waiting for is a concession speech from mitt romney, which has not yet happen and then an acceptance speech from president obama. i know some big picture thinking has to be going on inside conservative circles. i have heard from rich lowry who thinks the way to go is to the right. i've heard from davis brinkley thinks the way to go is to the right. he was called. mitt romney was called by none other than newt gingrich, the massachusetts moderate. he's had many different positions on many issues over time, when you're running to be the governor of massachusetts, you have one position. whe
with us, our panel is with us, the national campaign director for the reagan-bush campaign in 1984. a fox news contributor, at the moment he doesn't have a camera on him. >> we've seen you all night. >> i'm still the fat ole man that i was. >> that's the farthermost thing from the truth on planet earth. maryanne is with us, a former adviser to senator john kerry. stoddard, associate editor and columnist for a major newspaper. there are big picture thoughts to come in the...
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you were here with us last election day. welcome back again. we want to talk first about a trend you've been noticing is changing since the last election cycle. >> right. well, if the voter turn out and results and the 100 most educated counties in the country. these are counties like arlington, and fairfax, and virginia. what we've seen over the course of the last generation also is a tremendous shift. those used to be tried and true moderate republican counties. and the last republican to win a majority of those counties was george h.w. bush in 1992. since then, those counties have been consistently trending towards the democrats. barack obama won 78 of those 100 counties in 2008. when this election is over, one of the first things i'm going to look for is to see whether or not he was able to build on that in this election. if he was, that would explain how he's doing in ohio, virginia, and florida. i think that's one of the numbers you want to look to in the sort of postmortem of this election. >> it seems like the romney campaign felt fairl
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can watch along with us. those are prince william county and lou den county outside washington, d.c. barack obama and joe biden won prince william county in 2008. if they get there tonight, things look very good for the obama campaign no matter who the analyst. in loudon county john mccain and sarah palin lost the vote with 63,000. barack obama and biden won it with 63% of the vote. if barack obama gets to that number or close to it tonight again it's a good night for the democrats. if not, it may be a very long night for all of us. let's bring in our panel to discuss the specifics. ed rollins is here. he was national campaign director for the reagan bush campaign in 1984. republican campaign consultant and a straight shooter. mary ann marsh is a former advisor to senator john kerry who understands the ins and outs of the northeast and many others, and amy stoddard is a columnist for the hill newspaper. impressive for months on end. let's start with you, virginia. on has of the discussi been about iowa and fl
can watch along with us. those are prince william county and lou den county outside washington, d.c. barack obama and joe biden won prince william county in 2008. if they get there tonight, things look very good for the obama campaign no matter who the analyst. in loudon county john mccain and sarah palin lost the vote with 63,000. barack obama and biden won it with 63% of the vote. if barack obama gets to that number or close to it tonight again it's a good night for the democrats. if not, it...
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use the hash tag decision 2012 to tweet us your thoughts and we'll be streaming live on your mobile device and we'll have the latest election results. make sure you download the fox five news app. it's on itunes or google play. the polls close in virginia and a number of other states in about two minutes. the guessing ends. results begin. where others fail, droid powers through. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does.
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and use the measures in maryland, the hash tag division 2012 to tweet us your thoughts. >>> straight ahead, voters hit by super storm sandy still determined to complete their civic duty. how they casting their ballots in locations under water without power. matt. >> and strong voter turnout in the district. there is one issue that has people upset. coming up, i'll explain in a live report. sue, it's cold out here. >> definitely is, matt. all right some -- already some places in the 30s. no freeze warning and that won't be as cold tonight as it was last night. what about the nor'easter? we'll talk about whether or not that is going to impact d.c. that is coming up in a few minutes. come on up to the news edge at 6. . >>> to the district now, long lines greeted many this morning, despite the fact that over the weekend, election officials estimate over 50,000 people voted early. matt ackland is keeping an eye on things in d.c. and joins us live from mckinley tech high. >> reporter: we're told at this high school, the line was very long at 7:00 this morning.
and use the measures in maryland, the hash tag division 2012 to tweet us your thoughts. >>> straight ahead, voters hit by super storm sandy still determined to complete their civic duty. how they casting their ballots in locations under water without power. matt. >> and strong voter turnout in the district. there is one issue that has people upset. coming up, i'll explain in a live report. sue, it's cold out here. >> definitely is, matt. all right some -- already some...
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doug smith has more from tampa and is joining us. doug, 29 electoral votes up for grabs in florida. >> yeah. >> and the candidates are battling it out there, aren't they? >> they have been become familiar faces the last few months and the owe-by-four corridor from tampa -- i-4 corridor from tampa to miami beach, that is critical. miami-dade to the north, tallahassee, republican, that is why the focus is in our area. >> before the poems open at 7:00 -- the polls open at 7:00 this morning, the presidential battle was only half hover with early voting, right? >> reporter: you're right. 4.5million people cast votes early. that is either absentee ballots or early voting. early voting here in this state ran from saturday, 7:00 in the morning until 7:00 p.m. on, just the most recent weekend and that was the one- week period where you could early vote and a lot of people did. >> a record turnout is expected, more than in 2008, 75% of registered voters and i read a quote from your secretary of state and he thought this would be incredible. >>
doug smith has more from tampa and is joining us. doug, 29 electoral votes up for grabs in florida. >> yeah. >> and the candidates are battling it out there, aren't they? >> they have been become familiar faces the last few months and the owe-by-four corridor from tampa -- i-4 corridor from tampa to miami beach, that is critical. miami-dade to the north, tallahassee, republican, that is why the focus is in our area. >> before the poems open at 7:00 -- the polls open at...
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george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> our election day coverage continues right now with spotlight on ohio and its 18 electoral votes. early voting started in early october. and i guess you could say it never ended cause it could -- you can still cast votes in ohio until yesterday at 2:00 p.m. you could still cast votes. then the polls open up this morning at 6:30. ballots cast before today have been scanned in but won't be counted until the polls close in ohio at 7:30 tonight. the virginia board of elections says the number of absentee voters increased. >> but the number of registered voters decreased. so will this affect the voting in virginia? live in fairfax county now. how are the polls holding up there so far? >> reporter: so far so good. ever since this morning , 5:30 this morning, a steady pace. people waiting in line patient tee and happily to cast their votes. interesting you mention that about the regi
george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> our election day coverage continues right now with spotlight on ohio and its 18 electoral votes. early voting started in early october. and i guess you could say it never ended cause it could -- you can still cast votes in ohio until yesterday at 2:00 p.m. you could still cast votes. then the polls open up this morning at 6:30....
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happy you are with us on this important day. tucker barnes joining us for a look at that weather. good morning. >> good morning. it's cold outside. don't need to tell you that. temperatures falling back into the 20s. we're in the mid 30s in town. a chilly afternoon. winter coat to start your day. 34 at regan national. coldest temperature so far . 28 at dulles. and freeze warning in affect. for much of the area hard freeze overnight with temperatures back into the 20s. places like frederick, mid 20s overnight. all right looking at the satellite radar, should be a sunny and bright start to your day. a few clouds but much of the day sunny and bright. the cloud cover will start to work in and will turn mostly cloudy as we wait the arrival of our storm system. the noreaster we've been talking about. more details on that coming up. for election day, sunny skies. going to be dries this -- dry this afternoon. let's do traffic and get the latest from julie wright. >> we have a couple things to make note of. we have problems with metro's blue orange line. that has been moved out of the way.
happy you are with us on this important day. tucker barnes joining us for a look at that weather. good morning. >> good morning. it's cold outside. don't need to tell you that. temperatures falling back into the 20s. we're in the mid 30s in town. a chilly afternoon. winter coat to start your day. 34 at regan national. coldest temperature so far . 28 at dulles. and freeze warning in affect. for much of the area hard freeze overnight with temperatures back into the 20s. places like...
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stay with us. ith us we'll be right back. [ earnest ] out of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin, and it just made me sick. [ male announcer ] priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> only four nfl teams have ever started 3-6 and made the playoffs. the question is can the redskins become the fisk team? >> the coach says he has no choice but to treat etch of the last seven games as if they were playoff games. he ex
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he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. maryland, it's time. time for marriage equality. question 6 strengthens protections for our churches and guarantees the civil right to commit to the one you love. while there are those trying to divide us, presidents obama and clinton stand with us. pastors, business leaders, newspapers, democrats and republicans are all coming together for question 6. because it's about fairness-- treating everyone equal under the law. and who could be against that? >>> the zoo where a toddler fell into an exhibit and was mauled to death by wild dogs met all safety standards. the 2-year-old died at a pittsburgh zoo sunday when he fell 14 feet into the den of african painted dogs. 11 of the animals attacked and mauled him while staffers struggled to get the animals away from the boy. >> the keeps are tried everything they could do. they respon
he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. maryland, it's time. time for marriage equality. question 6 strengthens protections for our churches and guarantees the civil right to commit to the one you love. while there are those trying to divide us, presidents obama and clinton stand with us. pastors, business leaders,...
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he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. . >>> we have what you need to know before you go to the polls tomorrow. shawn yancy has more. shawn? >> reporter: hi, brian. let's start with voters in maryland. in addition to choosing candidates, you have to decide 17 ballot issues when you vote tomorrow. among them, question three, which changes the current rules for removing an elected official if he or she is convicted of a crime. question four, the dream act. it would guarantee in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants. question 5 deals with redistricting. question six ask voters to decide whether to legalize same- sex marriage and question seven asks whether to expand gamble negligent state and allow a new casino in prince georges county. to virginia now in addition to the race for the white house, the u.s. senate showdown between tim kaine and george allen will be t
he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. . >>> we have what you need to know before you go to the polls tomorrow. shawn yancy has more. shawn? >> reporter: hi, brian. let's start with voters in maryland. in addition to choosing candidates, you have to decide 17 ballot issues when you vote tomorrow....
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george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. . >>> gas prices are falling -- falling. the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded posted the biggest drop of 21 cents over the weekend and puts the price of gallon regular at $3.47. one reason behind the drop is super storm sandy. full few people are traveling and nationwide, there is relief at the pump n. hardest hit areas like new jersey and new york, there are gas shortage booms. the long lines of
george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not...
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he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. colin powell: yes. when he took over we were in one of the... worst recessions we had seen in recent times... close to a depression. and i saw, over the next several years, stabilization... come back in the financial community. housing is starting to pick up. the president saved the auto industry. and the actions he's taken with respect to... protecting us from terrorism have been very, very solid. and so, i think we ought to keep on the track that we are on. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> in tonight's health alert, american men and women have a significant risk of developing cardiovascular disease in a lifetime, regardless of whether they have a good heart health -- health history. researchers looked at factors like blood pressure. high cholesterol levels, diabetes and smoking, and calc
he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. colin powell: yes. when he took over we were in one of the... worst recessions we had seen in recent times... close to a depression. and i saw, over the next several years, stabilization... come back in the financial community. housing is starting to pick up. the president...
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